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Vol. 88, No. 231 

Monday, December 4, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0054] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request an extension for and revision to 

a currently approved information 

collection for Tart Cherries Grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin, pursuant to Marketing Order 

No. 930. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 2, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments must 

be sent to the Docket Clerk, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 

business hours or can be viewed at: 

https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be included in the record 

and will be made available to the 

public. Please be advised that the 

identity of individuals or entities 

submitting the comments will be made 

public on the internet at the address 

provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Pavone, Chief, Rulemaking 

Services Branch, Market Development 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–8085, Fax: (202) 

720–8938, or Email: Matthew.Pavone@

usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Richard Lower, Market Development 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–8085, Fax: (202) 

720–8938, or Email: Richard.Lower@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Tart Cherries Grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin. Marketing Order No. 930 (7 

CFR part 930). 

OMB Number: 0581–0177. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Marketing order programs 

provide an opportunity for producers of 

fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty 

crops, in a specified production area, to 

work together to solve marketing 

problems that cannot be solved 

individually. Marketing order 

regulations help ensure adequate 

supplies of high-quality product and 

adequate returns to producers. 

Marketing orders are authorized under 

the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 

Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 

601–674). The Secretary of Agriculture 

oversees these operations and issues 

regulations recommended by a 

committee of representatives from the 

respective commodity industry. The 

information collection requirements in 

this request are essential to carry out the 

intent of the Act and to administer the 

program, which has operated since 

1996. 

The Federal marketing order for tart 

cherries (7 CFR part 930) regulates the 

handling of tart cherries grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin. The marketing order 

authorizes volume regulations that 

provide for a reserve pool in times of 

heavy cherry supplies. The marketing 

order also provides for minimum grade 

and size regulations, and market 

research and development projects, 

including paid advertising. These 

provisions are not currently in use. 

The marketing order, and rules and 

regulations issued thereunder, 

authorizes the Cherry Industry 

Administrative Board (Board), the 

agency responsible for local 

administration of the marketing order, 

to require handlers and growers to 

submit certain information. Much of 

this information is compiled in 

aggregate and provided to the Board to 

assist in carrying out marketing 

decisions. 

The Board has developed 11 forms as 

a means for persons to file the required 

and minimum necessary reports with 

the Board, such as tart cherry 

inventories, shipments, diversions, and 

background data. All the information 

provided is needed to effectively carry 

out the requirements of the marketing 

order and fulfill the intent of the Act as 

expressed in the marketing order. Since 

this marketing order regulates canned 

and frozen forms of tart cherries, 

reporting requirements will be in effect 

all year. 

Nine United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) forms are also 

included in this request. Tart cherry 

growers and handlers nominated by 

their peers to serve as representatives on 

the Board must submit nomination 

forms to the USDA. Formal rulemaking 

amendments to the marketing order 

must be approved in grower referenda 

authorized and conducted by the USDA. 

In addition, USDA may conduct a 

referendum to determine industry 

support for continuation of the 

marketing order. Finally, handlers are 

asked to sign an agreement to indicate 

their willingness to comply with the 

provisions of the marketing order if the 

order is amended. A standardized 

background form and combined 

Acceptance Statement for nominees to 

multiple committees are included in 

OMB No. 0581–0177. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives of 

the AMS’s regional and headquarters 

staff, and authorized Board employees. 

Authorized Board employees and the 


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industry are the primary users of the 

information, and AMS is the secondary 

user. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .227 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Tart cherry growers and 

for-profit businesses handling fresh and 

processed tart cherries produced in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin, and public members. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

642. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,270. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5.09. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 741 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments should reference this 

docket number and be sent to AMS in 

care of the Docket Clerk at the address 

above. All comments received within 

the provided comment period will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

AMS is committed to compliance 

with the E-Government Act to promote 

the use of the internet and other 

information technologies, to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

A 60-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to the notice. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26507 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by January 3, 2024 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Indigenous Animals Harvesting 

and Meat Processing Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Indigenous Animals Harvesting and 

Meat Processing Grant Program was 

authorized by Section 1001 of the 

American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 

2021 (Pub. L. 117–2), which assists U.S. 

states and territories to build resilience 

in the middle of the supply chain and 

strengthen local and regional food 

systems. The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS) administers 

this program, an agency within USDA 

Rural Development, in partnership with 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) and in consultation with the 

Office of Tribal Relations (OTR). 

Indigenous Animals Grants are part of 

the broader Biden-Harris 

Administration $1 billion investment to 

help expand independent processing 

capacity while also increasing 

competitiveness and equity in the food 

system. This administration has 

supported investment in tribal meat 

processing supply chains, including 

through the provision of direct technical 

assistance to Indian Country. This grant 

program seeks to improve the viability 

of tribal nations’ food sovereignty 

initiatives and supply chain resiliency 

by developing and expanding animal 

protein processing activities related to 

indigenous animals. Additionally, this 

grant program is being made pursuant to 

the United States’ government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

tribes to further their self-governance 

goals of maintaining and improving 

food and agriculture supply chain 

resiliency. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information provided will be used to 

determine applicant and project 

eligibility and to ensure that projects 

meet program goals and are for 

authorized purposes. Applicants that 

receive grant awards are also required to 

execute a Financial Assistance 

Agreement with the Agency and provide 

financial and project performance 

reports to the Agency to ensure that 

projects are being completed in a timely 

manner. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,328. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1951—Servicing and 

Collection Common Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, 

is the credit Agency for agriculture and 

rural development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture. The Agency 

offers loans, grants and loan guarantees 

to help create jobs and support 

economic development and essential 

services such as housing; health care; 

first responder services and equipment; 

and water, electric and communications 

infrastructure. 


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